Never knowingly undersolved
As always with Azed, thoroughly sound clues and much wading through Chambers in a chase for words that one has never heard, frequently finding variant spellings and having to wade further still. As … Read more >>
The odd less common reference, the inevitable bit of geography, notably coherent surfaces – what more can one say? Everyman continues to produce crosswords which are not pitched too high for most beginners, but have enough spice to satisfy more experienced solvers.
A puzzle in the middle of the Azed scale of difficulty, with no particularly involved clue construction, but a few rather obscure references needing lookups in Chambers and elsewhere. As always, quality clueing … Read more >>
Nick: For a special, I found this rather easy, so 6/10 for me, but 9/10 for the cleverness. Incidently, this blog took me longer to do than the puzzle 😀 First, the preamble, so … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning happy solvers, Nice Sunday morning solve with nothing too taxing. First in was 6dn and last in was 4ac. Favourites this week are; 11, 13 and 22ac, 1, 6, 14 and … Read more >>
Another straightforward puzzle from Azed, with the usual quota of obscure and historic words, necessitating many checks in Chambers. I haven’t attempted to explain the meanings of the answers, just tried to show … Read more >>
I invariably enjoy solving and blogging an Everyman crossword. As always, a good variety of devices on display. This morning there were two words that I was unfamiliar with, but which I shall … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning Everyman lovers, Well I have to begin by saying that first in was 21dn, then that was it for a wee while. Then I got the clue that popped up a … Read more >>
This seemed to be a standard Azed puzzle with excellent clues and the usual mix of everyday and obscure vocabulary in the grid. There was a good mix of clue … Read more >>
Not so dreadful though dreadfully showed up at least twice as an anagrind. In fact, rather a gentle Azed that, other than all the French and Scots and Spenserisms, is a good … Read more >>
It took me a little casting about to find an easy entry into this puzzle, but once started, it fell into place handily.
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, This certainly was an Everyman for everyman! So there should be no silly squabbles this week, please. At first glance I instantly solved 12ac, 20ac, 24ac, 6dn, 19dn … Read more >>
As usual an efficient production from Azed. I don’t seem to have said much about a succession of clues where the words in both the clue and the answer are not, to say the least, everyday, … Read more >>
I found this one a bit tougher than your usual Everyman. It’s all clearly indicated as always, so perhaps it was just me having a bit of an off day. There were as … Read more >>
I was wondering whether there might be some kind of special for this, as the first round(ish) number since 2000 and happening to coincide with a competition week, but it turned out to … Read more >>